Stakeholder-oriented valuation to support water resources management processes
Subtitle: confronting concepts with local practice
By: by Leon Hermans ... [et al.]
Contributors: Hermans, Leon.; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Series: FAO water reports -- 30.; Water reports -- 30.
Publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Rome
Language: eng
Number of pages: 75
Subjects: Water-supply -- Developing countries -- Management.; Water resources development -- Developing countries -- Management.; Water-supply -- Developing countries -- Management -- Case studies.; Water resources development -- Developing countries -- Management -- Case studies.
Genres: Case studies.
Description: Today, raising capacity in water resources management entails supporting stakeholders and decision-makers to reach a common understanding on the priorities and necessary arrangements for sharing and allocating water-related goods and services. Valuation is central to this process, as setting priorities and making choices implies valuing certain uses and arrangements above others. Water valuation can help stakeholders to express the values that water-related goods and services represent to them. It also offers a means for conflict resolution and planning, informing stakeholders, supporting communication, and facilitating joint decision-making on priorities and specific actions. This report confronts concepts from the literature on water valuation with practical experiences from three local cases where an effort was made to embed existing valuation tools and methods in ongoing water resources management processes. It uses the lessons from this exploration to provide a first outline for a stakeholder-oriented water valuation process.--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 73-75).

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